Vayu Purana

स एवं स्लोकं दृष्ट्वा तु जया देवानथाब्रवीत्। वैवस्वतेऽन्तरेऽतीते मत्समीपमिहेष्यथ ।। ६.

Having seen this verse, Jayā spoke to the gods: 'At the end of the Vaivasvata manvantara, you will come to me here.'

ततो यूयं मया सार्द्धं सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यथ शाश्वतीम्। एवमुक्त्वा तु तान् ब्रह्मा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ।। ६.

Then, together with me, you shall attain eternal accomplishment. Having spoken thus to them, Brahmā vanished there itself.

ततो देवास्तिरोभूते ईश्वरे ह्यकुतोभयम्। प्रपन्ना अणिमाद्यैश्च युक्ता योगबलान्विताः ।। ६.

After the Lord had disappeared, the gods, fearless and endowed with the powers beginning with aṇimā, took refuge, strengthened by the force of yoga.

ततस्तेषान्तु यास्तन्वस्ताऽभवन् द्वादश ह्रदाः। जया इति समाख्याता जाता श्चोदधिसन्निभाः ।। ६.

Then, from their bodies, twelve lakes arose, known as the Jayās, vast like oceans.

ततः स्वायम्भुवे तस्मिन् सर्गेते जज्ञिरे सुराः। अजितायां रुचेः पुत्रा अजिता द्वादशात्मकः ।। ६.

Thereafter, in that creation of Svāyambhuva, the gods were born: the sons of Ruci by Ajitā, Ajita of twelve forms.

विधिश्च मुनयश्चैव क्षेमो नन्दोऽव्ययस्तथा। प्राणोऽपानः सुधामा च क्रतुशक्तिव्यवस्थिताः । इत्येते मानसाः सर्वे अजिता द्वादश स्मृताः ।। ६.

Vidhi, the sages, Kṣema, Nanda, Avyaya, Prāṇa, Apāna, Sudhāmā, Kratu, Śakti, and Vyavasthita—these twelve, all mind-born, are remembered as the Ajitās.

ते च यज्ञे सुरैः सार्द्धं यज्ञभाजस्तदा स्मृताः। स्वायम्भुवेऽन्तरे पूर्वे ततः स्वारोचिषे पुनः। तुषितायां समुत्पन्नाः पुनः पुत्राः स्वरोचिषः ।। ६.

They, together with the gods, were then known as participants in the sacrifice during the first Svāyambhuva Manvantara; afterwards, in the Svārociṣa Manvantara, the sons of Svarociṣa were again born from Tuṣitā.

तुषिता नाम ते ह्यासन् प्राणाख्या यात्रिकाः सुराः। पुनस्ते तुषिता देवा उत्तमे त्वन्तरे स्वयम् ।। ६.

They were called Tuṣitās, gods known as Prāṇas, travelers; again, in the Uttama Manvantara, the Tuṣitā gods themselves appeared.

उत्तमस्य तु ते पुत्राः सत्यायां जज्ञिरे शुभाः। ततः सत्याः स्मृता देवा उत्तमे चान्तरे तदा ।। ६.

Then, in the Uttama Manvantara, the auspicious sons of Uttama were born from Satyā; therefore, the gods in that period were called Satyās.

अभजन् यज्ञभाजस्ते तृतीये द्वापरान्तरे। ते तु सत्याः पुनर्द्देवाः सम्प्राप्ते तामसेऽन्तरे ।। ६.

They, the Satyās, were participants in the sacrifice during the third Dvāpara Manvantara; again, when the Tāmasa Manvantara arrived, the Satyā gods appeared once more.

हर्षा ये तमसः पुत्रा जज्ञिरे द्वादशैव तु । हरयो नाम ते देवा यज्ञभाजस्तथाऽभवन् ।। ६.

The sons of Harṣa, twelve in number, were then born in the Tāmasa Manvantara; these gods were called Harayas and became participants in the sacrifice.

ततस्ते हरयो देवाः प्राप्ते चारिष्णवेऽन्तरे। वैकुण्ठायां ततस्ते वै चरिष्णोर्जज्ञिरे सुराः। वैकुण्ठा नाम ते देवाः पञ्चमस्यान्तरे मनोः ।। ६.

Then, when the Cariṣṇu Manvantara arrived, those Haraya gods were born from Vaikuṇṭhā; in the fifth Manvantara, the gods were called Vaikuṇṭhās, born from Cariṣṇu.

ततस्ते वै पुनर्द्देवा वैकुण्ठाः प्राप्य चाक्षुषम्। साध्यायां द्वादश सुता जज्ञिरे धर्मसूनवः ।। ६.

Then again, when the Vaikuṇṭha gods reached the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, twelve sons were born from Sādhyā, the sons of Dharma.

ततस्ते वै पुनः साध्याः संक्षीणे चाक्षुषेऽन्तरे । उपस्थिते मनोः सर्गे पुनर्वैवस्वतस्य ह ।। ६.

Again, when the Sādhyās diminished at the end of the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara, and the creation of Manu Vaivasvata approached,

आद्ये त्रेतायुगमुखे प्राप्ते वैवस्वतस्य तु । अंशेन साध्यास्तेऽदित्यां मारीचात् कश्यपात् पुनः ।। ६.

At the beginning of the first Tretā Yuga, in the Vaivasvata Manvantara, the Sādhyās, by a portion, were born from Aditi, from Marīci and Kaśyapa.

जज्ञिरे द्वादशादित्या वर्त्तमानेऽन्तरे पुनः। यदा त्वेते समुत्पन्नाश्चाक्षुषस्यान्तरे मनोः ।। ६.

Thus, in the present Manvantara, the twelve Ādityas were born; and when they had arisen in the Cākṣuṣa Manvantara of Manu,

ततः स्वायम्भुवे साध्या जज्ञिरे द्वादशामराः। एवमाद्या जयास्ते वै शापात्समभवंस्तदा ।। ६.

Then, in the Svāyambhuva Manvantara, twelve immortal Sādhyās were born; thus, the original Jayās came into being at that time due to a curse.

य इमां सप्तसम्भूतिं देवानां देवशासनात् । पठेद्यः श्रद्धया युक्तः प्रत्वायं न गच्छति ।। ६.

Whoever, with faith, recites this sevenfold origin of the gods as declared by the Lord, does not fall from the path.

इत्येते भूतयः सप्त जयानां सप्तलक्षणाः। परिक्रान्ता मया चाद्य किम्भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छथ ।। ६.

Thus, these seven manifestations of the Jayās, each with seven characteristics, have been described by me today. What more would you wish to hear?

दैत्यानां दानवानाञ्च गन्धर्वोरगरक्षसाम्। सर्वभूतपिशाचानां पशूनां पक्षिवीरुधाम्। उत्पत्तिं निधनञ्चैव विस्तरात् कथयस्व नः ।। ६.

Tell us in detail about the origin and destruction of the Daityas, Danavas, Gandharvas, serpents, Rakshasas, all beings, ghosts, animals, birds, and plants.

एवमुक्तस्तदा सूत उवाच ऋषिसत्तमान् । दितेः पुत्रद्वयं जज्ञे कश्यपादिति नः श्रुतम् ।। ६.

Thus addressed, the Suta spoke to the eminent sages: We have heard that Kasyapa begot two sons from Diti.

कश्यपस्यात्मजौ तौ वै सर्वेभ्यः पूर्वजौ स्मृतौ। सूत्येऽहन्यतिरात्रस्य कश्यपस्याश्वमेधिके ।। ६.

Those two sons of Kasyapa are remembered as the eldest among all, born on the day of the prolonged Ashvamedha sacrifice performed by Kasyapa.

हिरण्यकशिपुर्नाम प्रथमं ऋत्विगासनम्। दित्या गर्भाद्विनिःसृत्य तत्रासीनोच्चसंसदि। हिरण्यकशिपुस्तस्मात् कर्मणा तेन स स्मृतः ।। ६.

The first, named Hiranyakashipu, took the seat of the officiating priest; emerging from Diti's womb, he sat in the grand assembly, and thus, by that act, he became known as Hiranyakashipu.

हिरण्यकशिपोर्नाम जन्म चैव महात्मनः। प्रभाव़ञ्चैव दैत्यस्य विस्तराद्ब्रूहि नः प्रभो ।। ६.

O master, tell us in detail about the birth and greatness of the noble Hiranyakashipu, the Daitya.

कश्यपस्याश्वमेधोऽभूत् पुण्यो वै पुष्करे पुरा। ऋषिभिर्द्देवताभिश्च गन्धर्वै रुपशोभितः ।। ६.

Kasyapa's Ashvamedha sacrifice was performed long ago at Pushkara, sanctified and adorned by sages, gods, and Gandharvas.

उत्कृष्टेनैव विधिना आख्यानादौ यथाविधि। आसनान्युपक्लृप्तानि काञ्चनानि तु पञ्च वै ।। ६.

At the beginning of the narration, according to the highest prescribed method, five golden seats were properly arranged.

कुशपूतानि त्रीण्यत्र कूर्चफलकमेव च। मुख्यार्त्विजश्च चत्वारस्तेषान्तान्युपकल्पयेत् ।। ६.

There were three seats purified with kusa grass, and a seat for the Kurcha (ritual implement); the four chief priests should be assigned to these seats.

शुभं तत्रासनं यत्तु होतुरर्थे प्रकल्पितम्। हिरण्मयं तथा दिव्यं दिव्यास्तरणसंस्तृतम् ।। ६.

The auspicious seat prepared for the Hotṛ priest was golden and divine, covered with celestial bedding.

अन्तर्वत्नी दितिश्चैव पत्नीत्वं स्मुपागता। दश वर्षसहस्राणि गर्भस्तस्या अवर्तत ।। ६.

Diti, who was pregnant, assumed the role of wife; her pregnancy lasted for ten thousand years.